The Columbus Izaak Walton League Lodge, on
U.S. Route 81
U.S. Route 81 or U.S. Highway 81 (US 81) is a major north–south U.S. highway that extends for in the central United States and is one of the original United States Numbered Highways established in 1926 by the American Association of Stat ...
just south of
Columbus, Nebraska
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Platte County, in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The population was 22,111 at the 2010 census. It is the 10th largest city in Nebraska, with 24,028 people as of the 2020 censu ...
, was built in 1938. It was designed by local architect
Emiel Christensen, whose
Oak Ballroom in nearby
Schuyler, Nebraska
Schuyler is a city in Colfax County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,211 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Colfax County. The city (as well as the county) is named after former Vice President of the United States, Schu ...
, shares a similar rustic style.
The lodge sits on the north bank of Barnum Creek and is mainly constructed of cottonwood logs donated by a local landowner. Volunteer labor was used to construct it.
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The lodge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 2001. The listing included two
contributing buildings and five
contributing structures.
[
It serves as the lodge of the Columbus chapter of the ]Izaak Walton League
The Izaak Walton League is an American environmental organization founded in 1922 that promotes natural resource protection and outdoor recreation. The organization was founded in Chicago, Illinois, by a group of sportsmen who wished to protect fi ...
, one of the oldest conservation organizations in the United States. The lodge building is available for rent, for weddings or other usages, in 2018.
References
National Register of Historic Places in Platte County, Nebraska
Buildings and structures completed in 1938
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